MUNCIE — Christopher Burrows got the best possible treat last Halloween. That’s the day he and his mother, Claudia Burrows, brought home Stitch, the service dog they’d been working toward for the past year. Claudia has ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, while Christopher has autism...
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BOSTON, MASS. — Servier today announced longer-term data from the Phase 3 INDIGO trial evaluating VORANIGO® (vorasidenib) versus placebo in patients with Grade 2 mutant isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 or 2 (mIDH1/2) glioma following surgical intervention and for whom chemoradiotherapy can be delayed were published in The Lancet Oncology. The analysis reports an additional six months of...
BOSTON, Mass. — Servier today announced that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has adopted a positive opinion recommending the approval of VORANIGO® (vorasidenib) in the European Union (EU) for the treatment of predominantly non-enhancing Grade 2 astrocytoma or oligodendroglioma with an isocitrate dehydrogenase-1 (IDH1)...
VALENCIA, Calif. — SetPoint Medical, a clinical-stage healthcare company dedicated to patients with chronic autoimmune diseases, announced that it has received Breakthrough Device Designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the use of its novel neuroimmune modulation platform for people living with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS). Breakthrough...
Linköping, Sweden – A combination of only 11 proteins can predict long-term disability outcomes in multiple sclerosis (MS) for different individuals. The identified proteins could be used to tailor treatments to the individual based on the expected severity of the disease. The study, led by researchers at Linköping University in...
It’s a warm Tuesday afternoon and the Shalvey family is enjoying the sun out on their patio while their dogs, Sam and Jerry, run around the yard. Add in their white picket fence and the image is idyllic – but not uncommon for Bill and Lynne and their two daughters,...
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates – Scientists from the University of Sharjah have found that a naturally growing aromatic plant contains ingredients with the ability to treat colorectal cancer. The plant is a common herb. It is scientifically known as Artemisia herba-alba. It grows naturally in North Africa and the Middle...
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Toronto, Ontario – Sharp Therapeutics Corp. (TSXV: SHRX) (“Sharp” or the “Company”), a preclinical-stage biotechnology company developing small molecule therapies to treat genetic diseases, today announced that it has engaged Rho, Inc. (“Rho”), a global contract research organization (CRO), to support Sharp’s preparation and planned submission of...
Tokyo, Japan – Sarcoidosis is a complex inflammatory disease that causes the harmful accumulation of tiny clumps of cells called granulomas in the body. In most cases, sarcoidosis manifests in the lungs and lymph nodes. However, in approximately 10% of patients, the heart is affected; this condition is known as...
BOSTON, Mass. – About eight million people live with Type 1 diabetes (T1D) worldwide, a chronic autoimmune condition in which the body attacks and destroys its own insulin-producing β-cells (pronounced “beta”) in the pancreas, leading to a lack of insulin and inability to regulate blood sugar. It’s not known why...